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River / Stream Sluices - advice, information and questions
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<blockquote data-quote="m@ttACT" data-source="post: 225134" data-attributes="member: 3337"><p>It really depends on the water flow through the sluice as to how it's setup. You may be in a fast flowing river or a gentle creek so it's different each time. I vary the angle on mine depending on how fast the water is flowing. I setup my sluice to angle it more until I see the low pressure zone forming behind each riffle. This allows the gold to fall behind the riffles and for the dirt/stones to wash through the sluice. Best thing is to set it up as best you can then put some dirt through to test it then adjust it until it is clearing fairly quickly. Otherwise your sluice will pack up and everything will run over the top. Increasing the angle will increase water flow allowing you to put pay dirt through it quicker.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="m@ttACT, post: 225134, member: 3337"] It really depends on the water flow through the sluice as to how it's setup. You may be in a fast flowing river or a gentle creek so it's different each time. I vary the angle on mine depending on how fast the water is flowing. I setup my sluice to angle it more until I see the low pressure zone forming behind each riffle. This allows the gold to fall behind the riffles and for the dirt/stones to wash through the sluice. Best thing is to set it up as best you can then put some dirt through to test it then adjust it until it is clearing fairly quickly. Otherwise your sluice will pack up and everything will run over the top. Increasing the angle will increase water flow allowing you to put pay dirt through it quicker. [/QUOTE]
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